The site is believed to have been “cursed” by the workers' boss in order to protect it from gangs of thieves.

Closed since 1990, the Giza Plateau site contains a cemetery which houses the remains of workers, a group of supervisors, including one from the royal palace, and “a man of significance”, according to Newsweek.

The Press Office of the Ministry of Antiquities launched the Giza Plateau Development Project in bid to restore and develop the site in order boost tourism.

Government bosses shared news of the site’s opening with a picture on Instagram along with the caption: “Opening the workers cemetery site at Giza Plateau to visit.”

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The top of the Great Gallery in the pyramid of Kheops, GizaCredit: Getty - Contributor

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The tomb containing the royal palace supervisor, known as Nefer ThiethCredit: MINISTRY OF ANTIQUITIES